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GlycA Inflammation Marker Measurement

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 0024U

Measures GlycA, a marker in blood that reflects the overall level of inflammation in the body. The measurement is made using magnetic resonance and reported as a numeric level for this single marker.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does GlycA Inflammation Marker Measurement cost?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$27.54$22.91 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$27.54 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $23 to $155Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $15 to $35
$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $28

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$34.67
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Carolina· 36th of 51

$27.54

AK $60.26VT $10.47

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.